Afternoon Brief, May 18th
2022 Napa County Crop Report Points to Continued Wine Grape Market Recovery from the Fires: Firing up farm officials with prospects of growth, Napa County's crop report released Tuesday shows an increase in the gross value of 2022 agriculture production totaling more than $894 million...
Purple Brands Selects Quini Wine Data Solution
Self-Serve Consumer Sensory Data and Analytics Platform to Support Decisions VANCOUVER, BC October 06, 2022Quini (www.quiniwine.com), the leader in consumer sensory data and analytics solutions for the wine industry, welcomes []
Afternoon Brief, September 27th
Southern Oregon is known for it’s abundance of wineries. But smoke from wildfires in recent years has sometimes affected the taste of the wine. Smoke damage from wildfires are costing wineries billions of dollars across the west coast...
Afternoon Brief, July 25th
ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash: This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known for promulgating the Uniform Commercial Code, required reading for every first-year law student and MBA candidate) sent shock waves through the wine business...
Afternoon Brief, November 23rd
2019 St. Anne’s Crossing “Shumahi” Primitivo Takes Best of Show for Sonoma Valley at 2021 Harvest Challenge Competition: The Sonoma Valley AVA took the big prize at the 2021 Harvest “Terroir” Challenge, the only competition to judge wines by American Viticultural Area...
WINnovation Award Winner: Quini—Data Analytics for Wineries of All Sizes
The wine industry is constantly faced new trends, challenges, and the pressure to stay ahead of the competition. With that, comes the opportunity to innovate. Each year Wine Industry Advisor recognizes five wine industry innovators—not just for their impressive ingenuity or technical advances—but because of how their product and/or service betters the North American wine […]
Afternoon Brief, November 19th
Washington’s Protectionist Wine Shipping Laws Put Damper on Holiday Gift Giving: Washingtonians during the upcoming holiday season will once again have to forgo giving wine as a gift to their family and friends in the Evergreen State due to archaic and protectionist laws that ban the shipment of most wines into the state...
Afternoon Brief, November 18th
Five Companies Receive 2021 WINnovation Awards for Wine Industry Innovations: Each year wineries and grape growers face new trends, new challenges, and the continued pressure to stay ahead of the competition or adapt to new consumer behavior and demands...
Afternoon Brief, October 21st
French Wine Attracts Younger US Men: A recent wine survey revealed some interesting findings about US wine consumers...
Afternoon Brief, October 15th
California Harvests Raise Optimism Levels: In central California AVAs, the later harvest is looking good – but they're not out of the woods yet...